1993 Sacramento State Hornets football team

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1993 Sacramento State Hornets football
Conference American West Conference
Record4–6 (2–2 AWC)
Head coach
Home stadium Hornet Stadium
Seasons
←  1992
1994  →
1993 American West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 UC Davis +^ 3 –1 –010 –2 –0
Southern Utah + 3 –1 –03 –7 –1
Sacramento State 2 –2 –04 –6 –0
Cal Poly 1 –3 –06 –4 –0
Cal State Northridge 1 –3 –04 –6 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • Although UC Davis was a conference member, they participated in NCAA Division II polls and postseason.
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1993 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento as a member of the American West Conference (AWC) during the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Mike Clemons, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 2–2 in conference play, placing third in the AWC. The team was outscored by its opponents 319 to 232 for the season. The Hornets played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.

This was the first season that Sacramento State competed at the NCAA Division I-AA level, as they had previously played at the NCAA Division II level from 1973 to 1992. The Hornets has been members of the Western Football Conference (WFC), which folded after the 1992 season.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3 Cal State Hayward *
W 34–172,041–5,350 [1] [2]
September 11at San Francisco State *
W 49–101,072 [3]
September 18 Eastern Washington *
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
L 7–482,126 [4]
September 25at Pacific (CA) *
L 6–3012,063 [5]
October 9 Saint Mary's *
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
L 14–273,355 [6]
October 16at Cal State Northridge
W 31–303,512 [7]
October 23at No. 16 (D-II) Cal Poly
W 35–336,527 [8]
October 30at No. 4 Montana *
L 7–549,321 [9]
November 13No. 7 (D-II) UC Davis
L 32–4713,137 [10]
November 20 Southern Utah
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
L 17–231,562 [11]

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  10. ↑ "UC Davis slams Sac State 47–32". The Sacramento Bee. November 14, 1993. Retrieved January 25, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "T-Birds earn a piece of conference title". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 21, 1993. Retrieved January 25, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
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